Texans claim firing of a 1936 rocket across Rio Grande
In Hidalgo Texas residents recall a McAllen Legion fundraiser that launched solid fueled seven foot rockets carrying 300 envelopes each. Five rockets crossed to Mexico and five returned to the United States causing minor incidents but no injuries.
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Hidalgo, Tex
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Rio Grande
Mayport
Auxiliary Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Lower Valley Group
U.S
McAllen American Legion Post
Keith Rumbel
Chemical Engineering
The
Atlantic Research Corp
Alexandria
Reynosa
International Bridge
Ike Golfing At Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower plays his third golf round in four days at his Gettysburg farm and may play again after church Sunday. He also golfed at Burning Tree Club and Gettysburg Country Club. His son John Eisenhower and his wife move to the estate next weekend while grandkids start school here next fall.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Burning Tree Club
Washington
Gettysburg Country Club
White House
Arthur S. Nevins
Dick Sleichter
Army
John Eisenhower
Gideons elect Ira B. Gaultney state president
Ira B. Gaultney of Birmingham was elected president of the Alabama Gideon Association at its 14th state convention in Tuscaloosa. The group reported placing 209,200 Bibles and testaments in hospitals, hotels, schools and other public places across Alabama. Officers elected include F. S. Robinson as vice president E. M. Cousins as secretary H. B. Tompkins as treasurer and Milton J. Brooks as chaplain. Mrs Harold Conley of Mobile was named president of the Gideon auxiliary succeeding Mrs C N Lanier.
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Tuscaloosa
Alain
Alabama _ Gideons
Ira B. Gaultney
Birmingham
Alabama Gideon Assn
F. S. Robinson
E. M. Cousins
H. B. Tompkins
Chickasawa
Ala
Milton J. Brooks
Bessemer
Harold Conley
Mobile
Gideon Auxiliary
C. N. Lanier
Lanier
J. C. Faulkner
L. H. Gibson
Three Million MPH Space Engine Proposed by Aerojet
Y. C. Lee of Aerojet-General proposed a colloidal propulsion engine delivering up to three million miles per hour with fuel under fifty cents a pound. Feasible in three to five years without major breakthroughs, it would serve as the Vega rocket top stage after conventional boosters. The system relies on electrically charged particle ejection through a nozzle similar to ion engines.
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Azusa
Calif
Sap
Y. C. Lee
Aerojet-General
New Space Technology Division
Aerojet
Convair - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lee
Athens man loses toes in mower mishap near Nick Davis Rd
Robert Byrd, 35, of Athens suffered two to three badly mangled toes while teaching a child to use a power lawn mower Saturday. Limestone Coroner Buddy Evans said Byrd’s condition was good at Athens Limestone Hospital after being transported by McConnell Service Funeral Home ambulance. Byrd lives seven miles east of Athens on Nick Davis Road and works at ABMA at Redstone Arsenal.
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Athens
Robert Byrd
Limestone
Buddy Evans
Athens-Limestone
Byrd
McConnell Service
Funeral Home
Evans
Nick Davis
ABMA
Redstone Arsenal
Playwright Lorraine Hansberry Named in Chicago Suit
Chicago has named prize winning playwright Lorraine W Hansberry and others in a suit to compel correction of building law violations in several South Side slum buildings. Hansberry, a Negro from Chicago, wrote A Raisin in the Sun, a play about Negro slum life. The play was voted one of the outstanding of the current Broadway season. Hansberry's brothers Carl Jr and Perry, the Cosmopolitan National Bank as trustee, and two others were named Friday in
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Chicago
Lorraine W. Hansberry
South Side
Miss Hansberry
Carl Jr
Perry
Cosmopolitan National Bank
Boston Bomb Scare Appears Possibly Accidental
Police investigate a crude black powder device found in a station locker. After three days, Capt. Joseph B. Fallon says no primer or timing device was found and motive remains unclear. Hoaxes cause diversions as two TWA planes bound for Europe are searched at idlewild.
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Joseph B. Fallon
Logan International Airport
Trans World Airlines
Europe
TWA
Idlewild International Airport
New
Court suit targets Hansberrys eight buildings
The Superior Court pursues eight Hansberry properties after Municipal Court upheld building code violations about six months ago and fines were issued but unpaid. One building was seized for sale to satisfy the fines.
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Superior Court
Hansberrys
National Guardsman Killed At Ft McClellan
An AP report from Anniston Alabama says M Sgt Donald W Kerschner 31 Hollywood Florida was shot in the head at Ft McClellan by a target pistol while Specialist 4 Jerrell C Coleman also of Hollywood examined the weapon. The pistol belonged to Specialist 4 John H Hyatt. All served in Company C First Battle Group 52nd Infantry Division Guardsmen from Florida and South Carolina. General Ansel B Godfrey said the weapon was not authorized for Guardsmen and no decision on the slaying has been made.
Bomb threat note informs possible device on eastbound planes
A report from York cites information that a bomb might be aboard planes leaving New York heading east. Authorities investigate the tip and assess security protocols as defenses remain on high alert.
London Subway Began With Steam Locomotives in 1843
The world's first subway system in London started using steam locomotives in 1843. This early underground service marked a pioneering stage in urban transit history.
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London
England
Russian Aide Blames West for Dragging Talks at Kiev Rally
Tass reported a Russian aide addressing East German officials in Kiev during Khrushchev’s Riga visit. The premier hosted East Germans in Riga for five days and said Western powers push a bankrupt policy of strength. He warned such calculations will be frustrated.
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Tass
Khrushchev
Moscow
Riga
Kozlov
Shipments of Galvanized Steel Sheets Reach Record High in 1958
In 1958 shipments of galvanized steel sheets hit a record level even as ingot production declined. The juxtaposition suggests strong demand or downstream processing activity offsetting lower raw output. Leading producers and markets are cited as sustaining the surge.
State Youth Drowns in Selma Fishing Accident
James Brswell Daniels sixteen from Orrville drowned when a boat overturned during a fishing trip near Selma Alabama. Sheriff Jim Clark said two companions were struck by panic as the craft filled with water and Daniels went under. The body was recovered about eight hours later. The United States is the world's largest producer of eggs.
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Selma, Ala
James Brswell Daniels
Orrville
Jim Clark
Daniels
Clark
Three Children Killed by Electric Shock in Michigan
In Berrien Center Michigan three migrant strawberry pickers children Arfila Garza 16 Ovido 15 and Horacia 14 were killed after touching a 7300 volt overhead power line while handling a pipe. A fourth child John Rayos suffered severe electrical burns. The Garza family had arrived two weeks earlier with parents Mr and Mrs Herman Garza.
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Berrien Center
Mich
Arfila Garza
Ovido
Horacia
John Rayos
Garza
Herman Garza
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